Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Abbreviation of grey or gray (color).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
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adj
Abbreviation of gray (eye or hair color).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
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noun
A fit of ague.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A small amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Abbreviation of gray or grey (color).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Abbreviation of gray.
From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue.
